> I thought this is what one does now [...] No Play Services, Google apps or uninstallable Facebook...no problem!

I applaud your ability to do this (seriously, genuinely, I do), but if you truly believe what you do is normal, just "what one does now", I must inform you that you live in a very small bubble.

I would like to run GrapheneOS on my phone, but I like being able to use Google Wallet, among other things. If I look at what I use my phone for, way too much of it relies on Play Services, and (critically) the SafetyNet (or whatever Google is calling it now) checks passing.

This situation blows. I really don't like these trade offs, and iOS's trade offs are different but no better.